Hebrew word study
אֱלֹהִים H0430
- Transliteration
- ʼĕlôhîym
- Pronunciation
- el-o-heem'
- KJV glosses
- angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
Lexical summary
gods in the ordinary sense
but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God
occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates
and sometimes as a superlative
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
gods in the ordinary sense
but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God
occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates
and sometimes as a superlative
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information